Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Manzanita Lake
Manzanita Lake, Alaska
1,670 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.57 degrees N, 131.07 degrees W - Ketchikan Gateway County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Manzanita Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 91% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 227 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| January Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 2.3 mi | 213 acres |
| Lower Ella Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 4.3 mi | 91 acres |
| Lake Grace | Ketchikan Gateway | 5.1 mi | 1,723 acres |
| Mirror Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 5.2 mi | 1,281 acres |
| Ella Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 6.7 mi | 1,866 acres |
| Swan Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 9.2 mi | 1,445 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Manzanita Lake
How Big Is Manzanita Lake?
Manzanita Lake covers 1,670 acres in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Ketchikan Gateway County?
Ella Lake is the largest lake in Ketchikan Gateway County, at 1,866 acres.
Largest Lakes in Alaska
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iliamna Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 654,518 acres | - |
| 2 | Becharof Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 289,706 acres | - |
| 3 | Teshekpuk Lake | North Slope | 206,614 acres | - |
| 4 | Naknek Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 145,357 acres | - |
| 5 | Dall Lake | Bethel | 111,681 acres | - |
All 2,450 Alaska lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 120544294). Verified October 30, 2026.